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Dawes Commission Enrollment Records (view source)
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==== Step 1. Use the Indexes to Find an Ancestor’s Roll Number ==== | ==== Step 1. Use the Indexes to Find an Ancestor’s Roll Number ==== | ||
There are five sets of online indexes to the Dawes Commission papers. Search each and note the differences, if any, between them. If the online indexes fail to find an ancestor, then try the book-on-microfilm index as well. | There are five sets of online indexes to the Dawes Commission papers. Search each and note the differences, if any, between them. If the online indexes fail to find an ancestor, then you can try the book-on-microfilm index as well. | ||
:*'''[http://go.fold3.com/results.php?category=dawes fold3]''' 883,772 Dawes application packets, and 76,270 Dawes enrollment cards | :*'''[http://go.fold3.com/results.php?category=dawes fold3]''' 883,772 Dawes application packets, and 76,270 Dawes enrollment cards | ||
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*Some card numbers have letters in front such as D=doubtful, F=Freedman, IW=intermarried white, M=minor, NB=newborn, or R=rejected. | *Some card numbers have letters in front such as D=doubtful, F=Freedman, IW=intermarried white, M=minor, NB=newborn, or R=rejected. | ||
If your ancestor does not seem to be on the Internet, you could write for help from: National Archives, PO Box 6216, Fort Worth, TX 76115. | If your ancestor does not seem to be on the Internet, you could write for help from: National Archives, PO Box 6216, Fort Worth, TX 76115. | ||
==== Step 2. Use the Rolls to Find Copy the Census Card Number ==== | ==== Step 2. Use the Rolls to Find Copy the Census Card Number ==== | ||